This Writing Life
Rachel BurtonNotes about writing and moments in time
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Happy Equinox Weekend!
Today is the equinox - a day where night and day are equal - which means, if you live in the northern hemisphere, that the days just get longer from hereon in and spring is finally, officially, here (my apologies to my southern hemisphere r...
Happy Publication Day to The Strawberry House
Next month marks nine years since my debut novel was published.
Today, my twelfth book comes out.
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That first book took three years to writ...
Read the Prologue of 'The Strawberry House'
Somehow time has flown once again and it is just two weeks until publication day for my twelfth novel, The Strawberry House. So today, by way of celebration, my newsletter subscribers (thank you for subscribing) get a sneak peek of the prol...
The Strawberry House and Kelmscott Manor
As you know from my last post, my next novel The Strawberry House is out on 4 March, which is four weeks today! So I thought this was a good time to tell you about the story behind the story - in other words Kelmscott Manor.
The location...
Book news and cover reveal!!
It’s that time of the year again!
I’ve written another book (my twelfth, if you can believe it) and tomorrow the cover is being officially revealed.
But I’m letting newsletter subscribers have a sneak peek today.
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